Hail in Arkansas, April 18, 2009

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
243 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEGUN TO DEVELOP OVER
PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. A FEW BREAKS
IN THE CLOUDS HAVE ALLOWED FOR ADDITIONAL DESTABILIZATION ACROSS
THIS AREA WITH LIFTED INDICES AROUND -6 DEG C SOUTH OF TULSA. A
FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS WITH THE THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL. THE GREATER SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT WILL LIKELY OCCUR THIS EVENING AS STORMS DEVELOP ALONG COLD
FRONT/DRY LINE AND PUSH INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. MID LEVEL LAPSE
RATES WILL CONTINUE TO STEEPEN ACROSS AFOREMENTIONED AREA THIS
EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS VERY COLD 500 MB AIR SWINGS
AROUND BASE OF UPPER LOW. RAIN WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ON THE BACKSIDE OF SYSTEM INTO SUNDAY ACROSS
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BEFORE SHIFTING EAST BY
LATE AFTERNOON.

REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST GENERALLY STAYED CLOSE TO THE MAV/MEX
GUIDANCE. RAIN CHANCES WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK
WITH WARMING TREND AS UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN
PLAINS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   53  66  47  69 /  70  30   0   0
FSM   56  68  46  69 /  70  30  10   0
MLC   52  69  45  71 /  50  10  10   0
BVO   50  65  44  70 /  90  40   0   0
FYV   51  63  41  64 /  90  40   0   0
BYV   52  62  42  63 /  90  50  10   0
MKO   52  66  44  69 /  60  20   0   0
MIO   53  65  44  67 /  90  40   0   0
F10   50  65  45  70 /  60  20  10   0
HHW   54  69  48  72 /  40  10  10   0

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...22
LONG TERM....12

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1251 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-191000-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
1250 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

...STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...LATE AFTERNOON.

FLASH FLOOD.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...LATE AFTERNOON.

DISCUSSION...
AS A STRONG UPPER LOW APPROACHES FROM THE WEST... TEMPERATURES
ALOFT CONTINUE TO DRAMATICALLY COOL. AT THE SAME TIME... SURFACE
TEMPERATURES ARE HEATING UP... AIDED BY THINNING CLOUD COVER.
THIS IS A PRESCRIPTION FOR STRONG STORMS CONTAINING LARGE HAIL.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG
THE DRYLINE WEST OF OUR AREA AND WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN. THIS
ACTIVITY WILL TRANSLATE EASTWARD AS THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
PROGRESSES. THE HIGH DEGREE OF INSTABILITY AND ADEQUATE SHEAR WILL
COMPENSATE FOR LESS THAN IMPRESSIVE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FOR
SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...NO HAZARDS.
TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
THURSDAY...NO HAZARDS.
FRIDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AS THE CORE
OF THE UPPER LOW PASSES OVER THE REGION. A LACK OF BOTH
INSTABILITY AND WIND SHEAR WILL LIMIT THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL
ON SUNDAY. THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK WILL REMAIN DRY AND MILD
AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES.

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL
INFORMATION.